The following is a list of the most commonly used Highways fees and charges. Others are available on request. This page is for guidance only and charges may vary in individual circumstances.
Charges Additional to Any Items in the Following Sections
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Site Visit – Pre-Application (charge per visit) | Attending on request of applicant to provide guidance prior to making an application. | £150.00 | Y |
| Pay & Display Lost Income | Lost income from pay & display parking spaces as a result of any activities on the highway. | Full rate for area occupied | N |
Traffic Regulation Orders – Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traffic Regulation Orders (Permanent) | Cost dependent on the changes required | Variable | N |
| Temporary Road Closure/restrictions | |||
| Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) | Closure/restrictions by order (3 months notice) | £1500.00 | N |
| Closure/restrictions by order (less than 3 months notice but not less than 6 weeks) | £2250.00 | N | |
| TTRO – Cancellation/changes | (i) Before public notice advertised in the press | £600.00 | N |
| (ii) After public notice advertised in the press | £1500.00 | N | |
| TTRO – Extension | Extension | £800.00 | N |
| Temporary Traffic Regulation Notice (TTRN) | Closure/restriction by notice (3 months notice) | £800.00 | N |
| Closure/restrictions by notice (less than 3 months notice but not less than 4 weeks) | £1200.00 | N | |
| Emergency closure (up to 21 day duration) | £800.00 | N | |
| TTRN – Cancellation/changes | (i) Before approval | £600.00 | N |
| (ii) After approval | £800.00 | N | |
| TTRO/TTRN | Each additional road or restriction (up to 3 on one request) | £200.00 | N |
| Special events – not more than 3 days: | – | ||
| Charges depend on the organisers and no. of people attending | Special events – Class A | £250.00 | N |
| Special events – Class B | £100.00 | N | |
| Special events – Class C | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Additional parking enforcement support for events | At cost + 10% | Y | |
| On street residential style disabled parking bay | £0.00 | N | |
| Externally funded schemes (including on & off-street parking places) | – | ||
| Traffic regulation order (off street) | Variable | Y | |
| Traffic regulation order (on street contribution) | Variable | N | |
| Staff design time (off street) | Variable | N | |
| Staff design time (on street contribution) | Variable | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs/lines (off street) | Actual cost | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs/lines (on street contribution) | Actual cost | N |
Street Works – New Roads & Street Works Act 1991
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Streetworks Reinstatements (Investigatory/Remedial Works) | |||
| Staff time prosecuted | £77.29 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Staff time coring | £72.80 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Staff time investigation | £62.33 p/h + overheads | N | |
| Copy of street-works register defect notice | £30.00 | N | |
| Copy of inspector’s check list | £30.00 | N | |
| NRSWA Inspection fees | – | ||
| Random sample | £50.00 | N | |
| Investigatory works | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Defect inspections | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Inspection Fee | £120.00 | N | |
| Third party inspection | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Fixed Penalty Notices | If paid within 29 calendar days | N | |
| NRSWA Sections 70, 74, or 74A | £80.00 | N | |
| Regulations 20 (breach of permit conditions) | £80.00 | N | |
| Regulation 19 (working without a permit) | £300.00 | N | |
| Full charge (paid after 29 days) | |||
| NRSWA Sections 70, 74, or 74A | £120.00 | N | |
| Regulations 20 (breach of permit conditions) | £120.00 | N | |
| Regulation 19 (working without a permit) | £500.00 | N | |
| Apparatus & Excavation (section 50 licenses) | – | ||
| New apparatus: | (i) Capital fee | £145.00 | N |
| (ii) Administrative fee | £173.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Inspection fee for initial 200m | £210.00 | N | |
| Total license fee | £528.00 | N | |
| (iv) Inspection fee for each additional 200m | £150.00 | N | |
| Existing apparatus: | (i) Administration fee | £173.00 | N |
| (iii) Inspection fee for initial 200m | £210.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £383.00 | ||
| (iii) Inspection fee for each additional 200m | £150.00 | N | |
| Construct a solar or wind farm | £560.00 | N | |
| Traffic counting survey by placing temporary counting equipment | (i) Administration fee | £65.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £80.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £145.00 | ||
| Carry out CCTV survey or inspection via a manhole | (i) Administration fee | £65.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £80.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £145.00 |
Licences and Permissions – Highways Act 1980
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skips | |||
| Standard application: 10 or more does notice | (i) Administration fee | £31.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £76.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £107.00 | ||
| Emergency: less than 10 days notice | (i) Administration fee | £46.50 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £114.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £160.50 | ||
| (iii) Extension or change of dates | £87.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of application | £93.40 | N | |
| (iv) Unlicensed/non compliance site visit | £180.00 | N | |
| Scaffolding & other structures | |||
| Standard application: 10 or more days notice | (i) Administration fee | £34.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £84.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £118.00 | ||
| Emergency application: less than 10 days notice | (i) Administration fee | £69.50 | N |
| (ii) Technial approval | £168.50 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £238.00 | ||
| (iii) Extension or change of dates | £100.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of application | £93.40 | N | |
| (iv) Unlicensed/non compliance site visit | £180.00 | N | |
| Vehicle Crossing over footway or verge (dropped kerb) | |||
| Application for new vehicle crossing | (i) Administration Fee | £61.00 | N |
| (ii) Survey fee (inc site visit) | £199.00 | N | |
| (iii) Construction Inspection Fee | £300.00 | N | |
| Total application fee | £560.00 | ||
| (iiii) Amendment of date for proposed works | £120.00 | N | |
| Unlicenced vehicle crossing or non-compliance | (i) Inspection fee | £150.00 | N |
| (ii) Core sample and report | £185.00 | N | |
| (iii) Issue of Notice | £40.00 | N | |
| (iv) Raising debtor invoice | £15.00 | N | |
| Sub Total | £390.00 | ||
| (v) Corrective works done on behalf of DCC | Costs + Overheads | N | |
| Obstruction/restriction removal: | |||
| Streetlighting | (i) Administrative fee | £250.00 | N |
| (ii) Removal relocation | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| Disabled bays/TRO’s | (i) Administrative free | £250.00 | N |
| (ii) Removal (advisory) | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| (iii) Relocation (advisory) | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| (iiii) Removal (mandatory) | Actual costs + overheads (£3000 up front fee) | N | |
| (iv) TRO (mandatory) | Actual costs + overheads (£3000.00 up front fee) | N | |
| Other obstructions, ie trees, etc | (i) Administrative fee | £250.00 | N |
| (ii) Removal/relocation | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| Fines for non-compliance | 1. If paid within 28 days | ||
| (i) Works starting prior to licence being granted | £88.00 | N | |
| (ii) Works starting outside period on licence | £88.00 | N | |
| (iii) Traffic management not as agreed | £88.00 | N | |
| 2. If paid 29 days or afterwards | |||
| (i) Works starting prior to licence being granted | £132.00 | N | |
| (ii) Works starting outside period on licence | £132.00 | N | |
| (iii) Traffic management not as agreed | £132.00 | N | |
| (iv) Over run charges (dependent on road category) | £55 to £1097 | N | |
| Minor Works on Highway | Depositing building materials or equipment on the highway | ||
| Standard: 20 or more days notice | (i) Administration fee | £53.50 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval (inc site visit) | £111.50 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £165.00 | ||
| Emergency: less than 20 days notice | (i) Administration fee | £80.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £167.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £247.00 | ||
| (iii) Extension or change of dates | £112.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of application | £93.40 | N | |
| (iv) Unlicensed/non compliance site visit | £180.00 | N | |
| Temporary excavation in the highway (s171) | (i) Administration fee | £173.00 | N |
| (ii) Inspection fee | £210.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £383.00 | N | |
| (iii) Unlicensed.non compliance site visit | £180.00 | N | |
| Planting Trees, Shrubs and Flower Borders | (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| (iii) Environmental Assessment | £110.00 | N | |
| Total licence fee | £258.00 | ||
| Tower or Crane over the highway | |||
| Standard application | (i) Administrative fee | £54.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval (inc site visit) | £207.00 | N | |
| Total application fee | £261.00 | ||
| Removal of Unauthorised Signs | |||
| Payment in advance of returning the signs | £80.00 | N | |
| Removal from site | £180.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £260.00 | N | |
| Additional sign removal (per sign) | £80.00 | N | |
| Street Cafe/pavement licences | |||
| Removal of unauthorised furniture and storage costs | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| Access Protection Markings Across Vehicle Crossings | £0.00 | N | |
| Placing Containers or Planters on the Highway | |||
| Standard application | (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of application | £93.40 | N | |
| Seasonal Decorations & Hanging Baskets | |||
| Basic application: | (i) Single location with no electrical requirements | £0.00 | N |
| Complex application | (ii) Involving street lighting, National Grid, multiple locations | N | |
| Administration fee | £41.00 | ||
| Technical approval | £107.00 | ||
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of application | £150.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Removal from site (if removed due to breach of terms and conditions) | £180.00 or at cost if larger vehicle required | N | |
| (iv) Release fee (per item) | £80.00 | N | |
| Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application | £0.00 | N | |
| Construction of cellars under street | |||
| Standard application | (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of an application | £93.40 | N | |
| Control of openings into cellars | |||
| (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N | |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of an application | £93.40 | N | |
| Control of light cellars | |||
| (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N | |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Where a site visit is required during consideration of an application | £93.40 | N |
Signs and Banners – Town & Country Planning Regulations 2007
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route signs – tourism signing and commercial applications | – | ||
| Not including trunk roads | £150.00 | N | |
| Including trunk roads | £370.00 | N | |
| Site visit | £255.00 | N | |
| Design cost per sign | £130.00 | N | |
| Supply and installation of signs | Actual cost + 20% | N | |
| Community funded signing (replacement) | Application | £0.00 | N/A |
| Site visit | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Design fee per sign assembly | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Supply and installation of signs | Actual costs + 20% | N | |
| Community funded signing (new) | Application | £60.00 | N |
| Site visit | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Design fee per sign assembly | £0.00 | N/A | |
| Supply and installation of signs | Actual costs + 20% | N | |
| Banners | |||
| Basic application – single location no electrical requirements | £0.00 | N | |
| Complex application – involving street lighting, National Grid, multiple locations | (i) Administrative fee | £41.00 | N |
| (ii) Technical approval | £107.00 | N | |
| Total cost | £148.00 | ||
| (iii) Site inspection if required | £150.00 | N | |
| (iiii) Removal from site (if removed due to breach of terms and conditions) | £180.00 or at cost if larger vehicle | N | |
| (iv) Release fee (per item) | £80.00 | N | |
| Subsequent year – duplicate of previous application | £0.00 | N |
Obstructive Vegetation & Dangerous Trees – Highways Act 1980 Section 154
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstructive Vegetation | – | ||
| 1. Failure to comply with a Notice | (i) For each site visit by a Highway Officer | £150.00 | N |
| (ii) For each issue of a Notice | £40.00 | N | |
| (iii) Raising request for payment | £15.00 | N | |
| Sub total | £205.00 | ||
| (iv) Cost of remedial works | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| 2. Request by landowner for DCC to carry out work | (i) Administration Fee | £40.00 | Y |
| (ii) Raising request for payment | £15.00 | Y | |
| Sub total | £55.00+VAT | ||
| (iii) Cost of remedial works | Actual costs + overheads | Y | |
| Dangerous Trees | – | ||
| 1. Failure to comply with a Notice | (i) Tree inspection including reinspection | £150.00 | N |
| (ii) For each issue of a Notice | £40.00 | N | |
| (iii) Raising request for payment | £15.00 | N | |
| Sub total | £205.00 | ||
| (iv) Cost of remedial works | Unit rate + overhead | N | |
| 2. Request by landowner for DCC to carry out work | (i) Administration Fee | £40.00 | Y |
| (ii) Raising request for payment | £15.00 | Y | |
| Sub total | £55.00+VAT | ||
| (iii) Cost of remedial works | Unit rate + overhead | Y |
Traffic and Road Safety Data
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident/Traffic Statistics | – | ||
| Solicitors and Insurers requests for information from video and surveillance | £150.00 | N | |
| CCTV Data subject requests (as defined by the Data Protection Act 1998) | £10.00 | N | |
| Signal Timing/Operations Information (Per junction) | – | ||
| Emergency services, local authorities & students | £0.00 | N/A | |
| All other enquiries at hourly rate | £53/hr | N | |
| Minimum charge per request | £100.00 | N | |
| Portable Traffic Signals | – | ||
| Applications from Statutory Undertakers | Charge for written site approval/authorisation | £0.00 | N/A |
| Turning Traffic Signals Off/On | – | ||
| Charge for turning off and bagging traffic signal heads | At cost + 10% | N | |
| Traffic Data – Small Business (Hotels, etc) | – | ||
| Minimum charge for each request | £95.00 | N |
Damages to Highway Assets
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration fee (claims less than £5000) | £27.95 | N | |
| Administration fee (claims more than £5000) | £89.25 | N | |
| Damage to immobile property | Signs, barriers, lighting, bollards, etc. | Actual costs + overheads | N |
| Clearance of accident debris | Debris, fuel & oil spillage clean up, etc. | Actual costs + overheads | N |
| Attend accident site and inspect highway | Actual costs + overheads | N | |
| Other debtors | Actual costs + overheads + VAT where applicable | ||
| Retrieval of lost items from highway gullies | Actual costs + overheads + VAT where applicable |
Miscellaneous
| Group | Description | Amount | VAT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Request for information in writing: | |||
| Copy of previously provided information – email | £0 | Y | |
| Copy of previously provided information – letter | £15.00 | Y |